6 Make Handwashing a Habit Each year, the Global Handwashing Partnership chooses a theme to encourage celebrants and drive action. The 2016 theme: Encourages individuals to adopt handwashing habits and frames handwashing as a repeated behavior. Promotes an actionable approach. Represents a gateway to discussing what the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector knows about behavior change and how habits are formed. Relates to a number of contexts and can be highlighted to reflect the impact of handwashing on key areas, such as nutrition or education. Photo credit: Practical Action Children in Bangladesh learning about proper handwashing practices. If practice is upheld consistently and frequently, habits are more likely to form and behavior can become automatic.

12 Twitter The Global Handwashing Partnership s Twitter Activity Between June and October 2016, the Global Handwashing Partnership posted 57 tweets, which resulted in 31,977 impressions. #GlobalHandwashingDay Number of times used 2,934 11,336 16,600 18,599

13 Overall Results Worldwide In 2016, 213 million people from 125 countries celebrated at events and 108 million people learned about handwashing through online messages and campaigns. In total, Global Handwashing Day reached more than 321 million people around the world! Countries with events in 2016

14 Global Handwashing Day 2016 Stories Photo courtesy of UNICEF

15 Improving handwashing in schools in Asia and the Pacific Cambodia Splash At 13 schools, Splash organized activities with 1,000 students, parents, teachers, school directors, local authorities, and partners. Hygiene information was conveyed through quizzes and competitions, roleplaying activities, songs containing key messages, and handwashing demonstrations. In Nepal and Ethiopia, Splash also celebrated, reaching an additional 24,000 students at 20 total schools. combined. Indonesia ACF International ACF International celebrated in Kupang District of the Nusa Tenggara Timur Province with students, community leaders, local and central governments, and non-governmental organizations. Activities included speeches, songs, dances, and handwashing demonstrations with 750 students from the area. The project was implemented with the financial support of the Agence de l Eau Adour-Garonne. Photo credits: Splash (left); ACF International (right)

16 Preventing diarrheal diseases in Latin America & the Caribbean Haiti Pure Water for the World Pure Water for the World celebrated in Haiti, where 150 children learned about how hand hygiene at key times can prevent the spread of diseases, such as cholera. Activities included games, demonstrations, hand-painting exercises, and lectures on the importance of handwashing. At the end of the event, organizers distributed soap and pamphlets to participants and donated handwashing stations to the community. Argentina Mundo Sano Foundation The Mundo Sano Foundation educated 350 students from the seven schools across Puerto Iguazú on the importance of handwashing with soap to prevent diseases. During the celebration, a variety of activities including poster demonstrations, handwashing tutorials, interactive games, and song and skit performances gave students information on proper handwashing practices, protecting the environment, and toilet-use to prevent diseases. Photo credits: Pure Water for the World (left); Mundo Sano Foundation (right)

17 Strengthening community commitment in sub-saharan Africa Burkina Faso IRC Kenya Nakuru County Department of Health In coordination with the Ministry of Health, the Nakuru County Department of Health organized this year s celebration with the support of partner organizations, including Practical Action, Amref Health Africa, KEWASNET, WSUP, and World Vision. This collaboration resulted in increased awareness of the importance of handwashing as a method of disease prevention. More than 2,800 students from 7 schools, 500 community members, and 100 guests benefited from this year s celebration. IRC promoted sustainable household sanitation in Gnagna Province. The event brought together 1,000 students, regional and national level partners, and local authorities. Speeches, songs, and skits reinforced commitment to improving hand hygiene. Local vendors also promoted their hygiene products and services. The ceremony closed with handwashing demonstrations. Photo credits: IRC (left); Nakuru County Department of Health (right)

18 Extending awareness to all populations in the Middle East Iraq UNICEF In Iraq, UNICEF celebrated Global Handwashing Day through several campaigns with implementing partners and trained volunteer groups from the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports. Nearly 20,500 schoolchildren participated in the events. Organizers shared materials with children, including 13,000 brochures and 20,500 magazines containing information about proper hygiene. They also distributed 15,000 soap bars and 10,000 t-shirts. Jordan International Medical Corps International Medical Corps (IMC) Community Health Team hosted 10 events at the Azraq refugee camp. Celebrations promoted the importance of handwashing and personal hygiene through role-playing activities. Team members taught the proper way to wash hands through demonstrations and distributed brochures and hygiene kits to participants. As a result, IMC shared key hand hygiene information with more than 3,200 individuals, and continues to promote handwashing among the camp s 35,000 refugees. Photo credits: Console Mission Photo credits: UNICEF (left); International Medical Corps (right)

19 Beyond Global Handwashing Day Photo courtesy of the Arc Foundation

20 Make Handwashing a Habit Beyond October 15 Habit formation cannot be achieved in just one day. Promoting handwashing with soap should be ongoing to foster progress in increasing the reach of handwashing programs, encouraging investment, and promoting behavior change. Here are just a few key examples of what you can do to encourage sustained habits: Practice makes perfect Be a hygiene hero Spread the word, not germs Learn more Share your story After Global Handwashing Day, you might be very aware of your hygiene practices. Be sure to maintain this behavior! Take action to make sure hygiene is included on the agenda by advocating for hygiene-friendly policies where you live or work. Tell others about the importance of handwashing by sharing what you ve learned. Forward GHP tools and fact sheets on to others. Learn about habits, behavior change, handwashing program implementation, and more at globalhandwashingday.org. Tell us how you celebrated by submitting your story at bitly.com/ghdupload.

21 Continuing the Momentum Here are a few simple ideas for how you can make handwashing a healthy behavior around the year. Examples of what you can do to catalyze change Join a Parent-Teacher Association WASH committee to educate children and advocate for handwashing stations with soap at your child s school. Ensure that all students have access to soap and water at toilets and advocate to government agencies to support WASH in schools. Work with local officials, non-governmental organizations, and religious groups to raise funds for handwashing stations in public places, such as schools or marketplaces. Integrate hygiene into other related projects, such as those pertaining to sanitation, child health, and nutrition. Advocate to government agencies to review and improve policies and national standards for WASH and support hygiene in the Sustainable Development Goals. Review and improve policies and budget for the WASH sector and increase funding for handwashing programs, especially for schools and health facilities. Ensure that your work or offices promote handwashing with soap and that handwashing stations with soap are available in the workplace. For more examples of the different ways to promote handwashing with soap, visit the Beyond Global Handwashing Day page of the GHP website.

22 Photo courtesy of GIZ

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